2026-06-10

# My views on Chris Lakin

Disclaimer
 - **Quick Note**

Main
 - I think atleast some of Chris Lakin's life advice is valuable.
 - I also think Chris Lakin has made a terrible decision to accept a significant fraction of his clientele and funding from the mass murderers working at the AI companies. This also makes me lose faith in his judgement on other topics atleast a little.
 - My guess (without much evidence) is he believes in mistake theory and persuasion all the way down ("we can just persuade AI company CEOs to not build ASI") whereas I believe in direct conflict.
 - I think I will avoid making a lot of detailed comments in public right now. Why?
   - Chris is not that famous or powerful yet.
   - I don't wanna unnecessarily make enemies of him.
   - I am busy.
   - See also: [I will only persuade or criticise the powerful](./I_will_only_persuade_or_criticise_the_powerful.md)